Spain to receive €869m from Just transition Fund to help towards building climate-neutral economy

Spain will receive almost €869 million from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) following the adoption of the Just Transition Programme and its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP).

03 January 2023

S&P Global Mobility forecasts 83.6M units in 2023 as light vehicle market cautiously recovers

Global new light vehicle sales will reach nearly 83.6 million units in 2023, a 5.6% increase year-over-year, according to a new forecast by S&P Global Mobility.

03 January 2023

IRENA: Off-grid sector emerges to plug energy access gaps

IRENA’s new report Off-grid Renewable Energy Statistics 2022 shows that off-grid renewables continue to grow despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

03 January 2023

Consortium led by Virgin Atlantic announces ‘world’s first’ net zero transatlantic flight

The world’s first net zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year, with Virgin Atlantic set to fly one of its Boeing 787 aircraft from London to New York using solely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

16 December 2022

UK Government announces funding to deliver on ‘30by30’ target at COP15

Wildlife, plants and habitats at risk across the globe are set to benefit from new government funding announced by Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).

16 December 2022

Ecologi Zero™ joins the Xero App Store to support UK businesses on their net-zero journey

Ecologi Zero is working with Xero to help scale up net-zero in the UK, this joining-of-forces will give thousands of UK service-based small businesses the option to calculate their carbon footprint for free, making it much easier to take climate action and start their net-zero journey.

15 December 2022

£102 million government backing for nuclear and hydrogen innovation in the UK

The UK government has announced new funding to support clean energy production in the UK, following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent impact on global energy prices.

15 December 2022

IEA: Renewable power’s growth is being turbocharged as countries seek to strengthen energy security

The global energy crisis has triggered unprecedented momentum behind renewables, with the world set to add as much renewable power in the next 5 years as it did in the past 20.

06 December 2022

European Union agrees law to fight global deforestation and forest degradation

The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains.

06 December 2022

Circular strategies could cut emissions from materials used in vehicles by 60% by 2040

Greater circularity in materials-use by the European automotive sector could reduce emissions associated with the materials used in production per vehicle by 60% by 2040, a new analysis by Bain & Company shows.

06 December 2022

Increasing UK onshore wind capacity would affect just 0.02% of land, finds new analysis

New analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has found that the area of land that could be affected by onshore wind farms in future is just 0.02% of the UK's total land.

06 December 2022

Turning sustainability talk into action

It’s hard to convey the intensity of our current sustainable investment (SI) interactions with clients and stakeholders.

05 December 2022

Storebrand announces new nature strategy, tightening requirements for all investments

Storebrand's new nature strategy takes a clear stance against activities that can damage vulnerable nature.

02 December 2022

European Commission announces new rules to put end to wasteful packaging

The European Commission has proposed new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle the constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration.

02 December 2022

Lack of legally binding core standards for UK trade putting climate and environmental goals at risk

The UK Government must establish a set of Core Environmental Standards (CES) in law that would apply to food imported from overseas based on similar standards that apply to UK farmers or risk undermining the transition to sustainable farming, says a new report by WWF.

02 December 2022

The more asset owner investment strategies change, the more they stay the same

For the sixth year in a row, FTSE Russell asked global asset owners for their views and practices across a range of sustainable finance issues: 184 participated, represent up to £3trillions in AUM in assets.

30 November 2022

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